Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

The OVG Communications intern will be responsible for supporting two VPs of Communications with tasks related to publicity, media relations, partner relations, internal communications, research, media monitoring and more. 

OVG communications interns have exposure to many areas of the company with insights into new business announcements, partnership agreements, venue development projects and more. The candidate must be professional, discreet, and trustworthy as they will have access to all levels of company leadership as well as confidential, non-public information. The candidate will get hands-on experience working on behalf of internal clients, promoting the activities and messages of OVG venues and services.

This role will pay an hourly rate of $20.

Benefits for PT roles: 401(k) savings plan and 401(k) matching. 

This position will remain open until October 31, 2024

The ideal candidate will support the team with out of the box ideas and responsibilities will include verbal and written communications on behalf of teams across OVG, including global partnerships, venue management, hospitality, sustainability, diversity, equity & inclusion, technology, security and more. 

• The position requires strong writing skills and comfortability with feedback.
• The candidate will gain experience drafting and editing press releases, talking points, pitch documents, media alerts, email blasts, PowerPoint presentations and more.
• A primary responsibility of the communications intern will include research necessary to support clients across the company. This includes research for editorial calendars, targeted journalists and outlets, industry awards and more resulting in planning calendars, press lists, coverage reports, etc.
• The OVG communications intern will also provide support for events (lists, invitations) and site updates (Treehouse, Sharepoint), and will provide light administrative support including meeting scheduling and project tracking.

At OVG, we understand that to continue positively disrupting the sports and live entertainment industry, we need a diverse team to help us do it. We also believe that inclusivity drives innovation, strengthens our people, improves our service, and raises our excellence. Our success is rooted in creating environments that reflect and celebrate the diverse communities in which we operate and serve, and this is the reason we are committed to amplifying voices from all different backgrounds.

Oak View Group is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (“protected class”) including, but not limited to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.